"I liked the fact that we were able to take a punch tonight and then give it
back and close out a game," said Pelicans coach Monty Williams.

Pau Gasol had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Kent Bazemore scored 23 and Jordan
Farmar added 20 points and eight assists for the Lakers, losers in four of
their last six games.

"We kind of had an emotional hangover to start. Took us at least two quarters
to get into anybody. You've got to every night bring it," said Lakers coach
Mike D'Antoni. "It's our fault. We can defend a whole heck of a lot better
than that."

The Pelicans shot 58.3 percent in the first quarter to race out to a 35-23
lead. Davis scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting over the first 12 minutes and
Gordon chipped in with 10 in the frame.

The Lakers were within nine, 51-42, following Jodie Meeks' reverse layup at
the 5:25 mark, but a 16-6 run allowed New Orleans to go up 67-48. Meeks hit a
3-pointer with three seconds left in the half to send the Lakers into the
break trailing 67-51.

The Pelicans led by 21 early in the third, but the Lakers were able to cut the
deficit to just six, 91-85, later in the period. The Pelicans scored the final
four points of the stanza to make it 95-85 entering the fourth.

MarShon Brooks' finger roll 2 1/2 minutes into the fourth had LA within four,
97-93, but the Pelicans managed to push their spread back to double digits
before going up 119-107 with just under five minutes left.

The Lakers continued to chip away as Meeks buried a 3-pointer with 1:46 left
to make it 128-124. Gasol split a pair of free throws moments later that had
LA within three, but the hosts were held scoreless the rest of the way.